242 Willa Goodfellow

Published: April 4, 2022, 7 a.m.

Once Willa determined that her depression was misdiagnosed as bipolar, she got the right help, got her power back and found her voice. Today, she educates, helps and empowers others cope with mental illness. Willa shares the following nuggets of life wisdom:
- knowledge is power
- try smarter, not harder
- sometimes you need to stop trying
- trust your instinct
- ask your loved ones
- get a second opinion
- strive to be humble
- be courageous
- if you have depression and you're getting treatment, but not getting better, then re-examine the diagnosis
- bipolar can be managed and recovery is possible
- great resources to look into: "mood disorder questionnaire" and "bipolar spectrum diagnostic scale" https://willagoodfellow.com 
https://www.facebook.com/WillaGoodfellowAuthor 
https://twitter.com/WillaGoodfellow 
https://www.instagram.com/willagoodfellow  tags: Willa, Goodfellow, writer, author, Prozac, Monologues, A, Voice, from, the, Edge, mental, illness, health, story, stories, that, empower, empowering, empowerment, inspire, inspiring, inspiration, encourage, encouraging, encouragement, hope, light, podcast, Sean, https://storiesthatempower.com